From SMB Intern to Consistently Profitable Prop Trader (Live from Stony Brook U)
@SperoTrades presents his journey from SMB Intern, to struggling trader, to thinking of quitting, to Consistently Profitable Trader. He does this all live from his former investment club at Stony...
View ArticleTrading Psychology: How to Handle FOMO (Dr. Steenbarger)
Do you feel that FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) is crushing your trading PnL? That if you could just get a handle on FOMO you could become the trader you deserve to be. That FOMO is keeping you from a...
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When you have to start making real money as a trader (now!)
It is not uncommon for a trader to have to start making real money. Perhaps the trader is running out of money. Or if he at a firm, where he is being paid like SMB Capital, and the firm needs to...
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Prop trader on what it is really like to be a prop trader
In this video, Max Ganik, from our prop desk in NYC, shares with the U of Michigan Investment Club what it’s really like to be a prop trader. Max is already one of the best traders at our prop firm in...
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Prop Trader Reveals His Journey to Becoming a Consistently Profitable Trader
In this video, Ryan Hasson, from our prop desk in NYC, reveals his journey to becoming a consistently profitable trader. Ryan was profitable every month this year. Let’s get to work on sharing Ryan’s...
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An Easy Options Trade for a Small Account
Isn’t it frustrating that just when you start making some progress, and you’re making good trades… And you start thinking about increasing your size and pushing the pedal down a bit… All of a sudden…...
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I want to be the best trader at the prop firm
The proper focus for a trader Focus on being your best trader. Focusing on anything different may cause you to fall short of your potential. At our prop firm, falling short of your potential is NOT...
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Here’s how you can use RSI with Options Strategies
Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a reliable indicator to time options trades? Well, you know what… I have some good news for you. We just uploaded a new YouTube video where I show you how to time your...
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The Optimal Mindset for Elite Trading (Trader Psychology)
A former SMB DNA student reached out to me for feedback on his trader psychology. He posed an important question. That question is: what is the optimal mindset for elite trading. This trader’s...
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Elite Trading Requires Setting Time To Have Fun
This tweet was inspired by an independent trader struggling to balance his personal life with his trading. He reached out for help. He wrote: I want to consult with you about a certain thing that I...
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The Short Risk Reversal Options Strategy
It’s one of the most frustrating things in trading… You enter a trade but the stock just sits there and doesn’t move at all. It just feels like a trap. Because now you don’t know what to do. You’re in...
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8 Ideas to Help Traders Hold their Winners (Trade Strategy)
A developing independent trader asked me: how can I better hold my trades to target? This trader wrote: This isn’t a unique to me issue so wanted to know what the traders on your desk have been...
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Striving for Excellence in Prop Trading (Podcast with Mike Bellafiore)
In this podcast episode with AlphaMind, Mike shares how SMB puts a heavy emphasis on learning and continual improvement. And in supporting our traders to become elite. What you will hear in this...
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A concrete way to judge a trade
Have you ever taken a trade and started having doubts like: “Was that REALLY a good trade?” Well, in this video, we give you a concrete way to judge whether or not you are making a good trade. In the...
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How you can expand your reward while you contract your risk
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you wanted to trade a particular stock… But you just couldn’t pull the trigger, because although the stock is fantastic and has a high reward...
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How to Review Your Trades (Like a pro)
We all know that if you want to get to the point where you’re consistently profitable… You have to accelerate your learning process. So if you’re done with seeing your account go nowhere and you want...
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10 Key Takeaways from March Trading (from the Prop Desk)
1. Gchat an accountability partner to help you trade bigger. One junior trader had a breakout month in March. During his Team monthly review, this junior trader attributed the below as a big reason...
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Try This Options Strategy When Stocks Get Volatile
Elon Musk became TWTR’s largest shareholder in 2022 causing the stock to gap up more than 30% last Monday. That in turn gave rise to an extremely attractive options trade that most traders would not...
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A Simple Options Strategy for Monthly Income
At one time or another most traders are faced with the fact that they believe the market as a whole is overextended and so going long after a huge run up in the market would be pretty dangerous. But at...
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How to maximize your time with an experienced trader (change idea)
In this post you will learn: How to maximize your time with an experienced trader. You have many of the trading answers you need to improve. Be dilligent because that’s who stands out to successful...
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